Chapter 327 Luo Ziqiong's Counterattack
Without hesitation, Luo Ziqiong gave Xie Yu and the Zhao family girl the strongest aphrodisiac, causing them to sleep together.
Luo Ziqiong stood by the window, watching the two bodies intertwined in a passionate embrace, a cold smile curling at the corner of her lips.
Luo Ziqiong was carrying a potent aphrodisiac that Xie Yu usually prepared for himself. Taking too much of it would make him completely forget who he was. She couldn't wait for Miss Zhao to marry him because his body couldn't function without the drug, so she absolutely couldn't let Miss Zhao know that Xie Yu had a problem.
The Zhao family wanted to marry off their illegitimate daughter, while Xie Yu and Consort Yan both wanted to marry their legitimate daughter. Naturally, she had to fulfill Xie Yu's wishes.
The Third Princess told her that the eldest daughter of the Zhao family was no longer a virgin and still dreamed of marrying the Crown Prince. Since that was the case, she should let the eldest daughter of the Zhao family offer herself to Xie Yu again.
These medicines would be enough to keep Xie Yu busy, and with that thought, she turned and left.
On the other hand, they waited for Consort Yan and Consort Zhao to finish enjoying the melons at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet before preparing to catch Luo Ziqiong in the act.
Consort Yan thought: The unconscious Luo Ziqiong and that man are currently locked in a side hall. If she catches them red-handed...
To their surprise, when they arrived at the side hall, they found the room empty and the servants were not there to guard it.
The two immediately sensed something was wrong.
At this moment, Luo Ziqiong walked up to the two of them and asked, "Mother, what are you looking for?"
When Consort Yan saw Luo Ziqiong standing unharmed in front of them, she was startled. "How did you get here?"
“You should be asking your mother this question. Why are you and Consort Zhao here in the side hall? It’s so dark. Something’s probably up,” Luo Ziqiong said.
"What nonsense! Princess Yu, stop spreading rumors and misleading the public in the palace!" Consort Zhao's tone was also unpleasant.
"Is Consort Zhao afraid of ghosts? Countless people have died in this palace. Who is Consort Zhao afraid of?" Luo Ziqiong said this deliberately because she knew that palace maids often died in Consort Zhao's palace. The reason for their deaths was naturally related to her beloved son, Xie Xin. Consort Zhao thought she was keeping it a secret, but little did she know that there are no secrets that stay hidden forever.
Seeing that Consort Zhao's expression was not good, Consort Yan was afraid of offending her, so she said sternly to Luo Ziqiong, "Stop talking so much, where is Yu'er?"
"Oh dear, where has Your Highness gone? I haven't seen you in so long," Luo Ziqiong said deliberately. "I just came out to use the restroom."
Consort Yan felt annoyed just looking at her face, and she was even angrier when she thought about how she hadn't been able to get solid evidence of Luo Ziqiong's infidelity tonight.
At this moment, the sound of a gong being struck came from afar, each strike louder and faster than the last, showing how passionate and inspiring the gong striker was.
Consort Yan and Consort Zhao frowned simultaneously. "Who dares to bang such a loud gong in the palace in the middle of the night? Are they out of their minds? The Emperor hasn't even returned to the palace yet." They had also come out early.
Luo Ziqiong smiled and said, "What happened? It seems quite urgent."
Consort Yan loved to join in the fun, so she said, "Let's go take a look."
She pointed in the direction, "The sound seems to be coming from the West Palace."
So the group followed the sound.
Just as they reached the door of a house, they heard a woman scream from inside, "Ah! How did I get here?"
The people outside frowned, unsure of what was happening inside, and unable to discern the voices within.
Luo Ziqiong gestured for them to be quiet and whispered, "Shh, Your Highnesses, please keep your voices down. This is the palace where the princes reside. If you hear a woman's voice inside, is one of the princes favoring a palace maid?"
The two of them immediately felt awkward and fell silent, which was probably true.
Inside the room, Zhao Yunhui was barely clothed, her body covered in marks left by Xie Yu. Seeing Xie Yu sleeping beside her, she cried, "Xie Yu, what did you do to me?"
Xie Yu lay contentedly on the bed after the effects of the drug wore off. He had always wanted to marry the legitimate daughter, Zhao Yunhui. Now that the deed was done, he felt it was God's arrangement. "What else can a man and a woman do in bed when they're alone and naked? Of course, they can do what men and women do. Now that Miss Yunhui is mine, I will go to the Zhao residence to propose marriage."
Enraged, Zhao Yunhui slapped Xie Yu across the face. "I will never marry you! Forget about it!"
Xie Yu, after being struck, angrily said, "I know your Zhao family looks down on me and wants to marry your concubine's daughter to me and your daughter to the Crown Prince."
"I'd rather die than marry you! Everyone knows you're a good-for-nothing!" Zhao Yunhui was furious and dared to say anything.
Xie Yu's pride was also hurt upon hearing this. "How could I be a good-for-nothing? Just now, I served you so well, and you enjoyed it so much..."
Zhao Yunhui was furious. She was supposed to marry the Crown Prince and become a concubine in the palace, but Prince Yu was supposed to marry Zhao Yuntong, a concubine's daughter. Now everything was ruined.
When Consort Zhao heard that the person inside was her eldest daughter, Zhao Yunhui, she was furious. She pointed at Consort Yan and said coldly, "What's going on? It sounds like Yunhui and Xie Yu are arguing inside. Why are they in the room?"
Before Consort Yan could react, Consort Zhao pushed open the door and saw Zhao Yunhui and Xie Yu wrestling on the bed. Neither of them was dressed, and Zhao Yunhui had only casually draped her clothes over her body.
Consort Zhao roared, "Consort Yan, how dare you scheme against me! You said you would divorce Luo Ziqiong and make Zhao's illegitimate daughter a princess, but what's going on now? You dared to conspire with your son to rape Hui'er! I..."
Enraged, she slapped Consort Yan across the face.
Consort Yan was not one to suffer a loss. She hadn't even figured out what was going on before she was hit, so she was naturally indignant and slapped Consort Zhao across the face back. "Now that things have come to this, don't worry, Yu'er and Miss Yunhui have had a relationship, we will take responsibility."
“Take responsibility? How are you going to take responsibility? Can you even bear the responsibility? Didn’t you say Luo Ziqiong was having an affair and you wanted to divorce her? She’s standing right here, while Yun Hui has been defiled by your son. The legitimate daughter of the Zhao family will not marry Xie Yu as a concubine. I’m not done with you today.”
The Zhao family entrusted their daughter to Consort Zhao, but now this has happened, and she has no way to explain it to the Zhao family.
Luo Ziqiong stood to the side, secretly delighted, but still feigning reluctance. "Oh dear, Consort Zhao, don't be angry. His Highness and I have long since lost our feelings for each other, and we'll be divorced sooner or later. Once we're divorced, I'll have him go through all the proper betrothal rites and bring Zhao Yunhui back to the Prince's residence to be Princess Yu. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"
"Even you don't want it, so why would my Hui'er want it? With your infamous husband, who would want him?" Consort Zhao was furious. She had heard about Xie Yu's sordid deeds before. Marrying him an unfavored concubine's daughter was already a great favor to Consort Yan.
Hearing this, Luo Ziqiong stopped arguing with Consort Zhao and instead reminded Consort Yan, adding fuel to the fire, "Consort Zhao also has a son. How could she speak of your son like that, Mother Consort?"
Upon hearing that her beloved son had been rejected, Consort Yan thought that since Zhao Yunhui was the legitimate daughter and she herself had already given her body to her son, she was no longer afraid. "Consort Zhao, how can you speak like that? How is Yu'er unworthy of Zhao Yunhui? He is, after all, a prince, a duke, with an official position. Is your son any better? The Tenth Prince is idle all day long, causing trouble everywhere. Consort Zhao, you clean up his messes every day and still can't get it clean. It's not even certain whether the Tenth Prince will be able to leave the palace and establish his own residence tomorrow. What are you so smug about?"
Consort Zhao recalled how Consort Yan had been fawning over her a few days ago, begging to marry a daughter of the Zhao family. Looking at Consort Yan's current shrewish and foolish demeanor, daring to curse her son, Consort Zhao launched into a personal attack: "No wonder the Emperor hasn't visited your palace all these years. With your character, even the Emperor finds you annoying. No wonder Su Qingqing scolded you, saying your face was all wrinkled together..."
The two completely ignored the fact that the person on the bed had also started wrestling with each other.
At this moment, the emperor was also drawn in and happened to hear the argument between Consort Yan and Consort Zhao. He felt dizzy.
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